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An e-newsletter from the
Pattonville School District
May 25, 2011
Seniors were honored for being in the Top 10 in their graduating class at Pattonville High School. They are shown here
wearing the shirts of the colleges they plan to attend after graduation. Shown are, from left, front row, Heather Sprengel,
Hannah Johnson, Madison Emerick, Kirsten Gindler and Elizabeth Vori; back row, Genevieve Schmoeker, Eli Phillips,
Kaylen Iberg, Hope Benefield and Khalil Griffin.
Pattonville High recognizes Top 10 graduating seniors
D
uring Pattonville High School’s recent spring pep assembly, the school recognized athletes in spring
sports, but also recognized the school’s Top 10 seniors (based on grade point average as of the end of the
first semester). The school presented the Top 10 with shirts from the universities they will be attending. Those
honored (and the schools they plan on attending) are:
• Hope Benefield – Truman University
• Madison Emerick – Truman University
• Kirsten Gindler – University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois
• Khalil Griffin – Stanford University in Palo Alto, California
• Kaylen Iberg – Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Hannah Johnson – Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana
• Eli Phillips – Saint Louis University
• Genevieve Schmoeker – University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia
• Heather Sprengel – Maryville University or Lindenwood University
• Elizabeth Vori – Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa
Pattonville to break ground on new facilities May 31
P
attonville has scheduled a
ground-breaking ceremony
for new athletic facilities at
Pattonville High School at 6:30
p.m., Tuesday, May 31 on the
50-yard line of the high school
stadium. This will be a chance
for students, parents, staff,
alumni and community members
to bid farewell to the old stadium
and help usher in the new one, along with a new pool. Demolition of the old stadium will take place this summer. Construction will begin in late summer/early fall 2011 on the pool and new stadium, both of which are being
funded by the zero tax rate increase bond issue passed by voters in November 2010. The new facilities are expected
to be complete in August 2012.
Pattonville’s calendar adjusted for 2011-2012 school year
T
he cancellation of state teachers’ meetings next year means a slight adjustment Mark Your Calendars
in the calendar for the 2011-2012 school year in Pattonville. The Pattonville • Nov. 11 - Attendance
Board of Education on May 25 updated the calendar to reflect those changes.
day for middle and high
Originally, the board designated Nov. 11, 2011 as a non-work day due to
school students (no
state teachers’ meetings. Because the state teachers’ meetings were canceled,
school for elementary/
Nov. 11 has been changed to a student attendance day for the middle schools
Remington)
and high school only. There will be no school on Nov. 11 for elementary schools
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Nov. 14 - Attendance day
and Remington Traditional School because teachers will be off work followfor all students
ing parent-teacher conferences on Nov. 9 and 10. Nov. 14 will now be a student
attendance day. With these adjustments, the last day for students in kindergarten • May 30, 2012 - Last day
through 11th grade is now May 30, 2012 instead of May 31, 2012; and report
of school for students in
day for staff is May 31, 2012 instead of June 1, 2012.
Grades K-11
Openings available in Pattonville’s preschool program
P
reschool enrollment is underway for the 2011-2012 school year in Pattonville’s early childhood program.
Pattonville offers the following options: two and four half days and five full days. Pattonville early childhood
classes are located in various locations throughout the district including most elementary schools and the Pattonville Learning Center. The half-day programs offer both morning and afternoon classes. Children must be at least 3
years old by Aug. 1, 2011 to enroll. Tuition is reasonably priced starting as low as approximately $125 per month.
A change for next school year is that the Willow Brook Elementary School’s early childhood classroom will expand
from half days to five full days. Please call (314) 213-8105 for more information or to request an application.
Pattonville reaches out to Joplin schools
Pattonville is participating in a state-wide effort to raise funds for the Joplin Schools Tornado Relief Fund. Pattonville is collecting cash or check donations to send in one lump sum to the Joplin Schools via PattCare, Pattonville’s charitable organization that assists the families of Pattonville students and staff in crisis. Checks should
be made payable to PattCare. Mark all donations (cash or check) as intended for the Joplin Schools Relief
Fund to ensure the donation reaches the right fund. Working with the donations through PattCare will enable
donations to be tax-deductible. All donations should be sent care of Pattonville Community Relations, 11097 St.
Charles Rock Road, St. Ann, MO 63074. Donations may also be made online at the district’s website, www.psdr3.org. Pattonville will collect donations through the end of the first week of summer school (June 10),
then send one check to Joplin. For more information, call (314) 213-8025.
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Superintendent’s Update Michael A. Fulton, Ed.D., Superintendent
Find Out More
Above, left, the team from Pattonville Heights took second place in the Pattonville Book Battle.
They are, from left, bottom row, Amy Azwell, Madoyan Kanneh, Hali Fagan and Darian Turner;
and back row, Joshua Zahner, Laura Burke, Kyle Dunsford and Megan Morris. Above center,
Caleb and Nicole Orozco (left) and Muringo Urunga enjoy seeing each other at the International
Night. Above right, teacher Mary Sosman receives a henna tattoo from Tanveer Yaseen.
To view photo galleries from
these events, go to
events.psdr3.org and click
on “Book Battle” or “ELL
Night” or scan the QR codes
with your smart phone.
Book Battle
Pattonville Area-Wide Book Battle names winners
More than 270 students from 34 middle schools throughout the St. Louis area
converged in Pattonville Heights Middle School recently to compete in Pattonville’s fifth annual Area-Wide Book Battle.
ELL Night
The Book Battle is a trivia-night styled event in which teams of students answer
questions based on a pre-designated list of 20 books they have read. The reading
list included high-interest books such as “The Maze Runner” by James Dashner,
“Tenth Grade Bleeds,” by local author Heather Brewer and “The Hunger Games,”
by Suzanne Collins. Dashner and Brewer, both New York Times best-selling young
adult authors, were on hand at the event to greet students, help kick off the competition and autograph books.
The Book Battle is organized by educators at Holman Middle School, Pattonville Heights Middle School and
Remington Traditional School. The event gives students a chance to meet and discuss current books of interest
that include a variety of genres and reading levels. This year, Pattonville Heights Middle School took second
place in the competition. Ladue Middle School took first, with Hixson Middle taking third. The Heights’ winning
team included Amy Azwell, Laura Burke, Kyle Dunsford, Hali Fagan, Madoyan Kanneh, Megan Morris, Darian
Turner and Joshua Zahner.
Families enjoy International Dinner/Program
A large number of families attended the recent International Dinner and Program sponsored by the Pattonville
ELL (English Language Learner) program. Families at the event represented 52 different countries from around
the world. The event featured food from several different nationalities represented by different families in the
district, entertainment performed by students and booths with multicultural information and activities. Families
were invited to come dressed in costumes native to their countries of origin.
Parkwood and Willow Brook earn state awards
Parkwood Elementary and Willow Brook Elementary both received the bronze level of state recognition for
the implementation of their School-wide Positive Behavior Support (PBS) program. The PBS program is designed to prevent inappropriate student behaviors by teaching and reinforcing appropriate behaviors. This is the
third year in a row that Parkwood has been honored at the state level for its PBS program and the second year in
a row that Willow Brook has earned state recognition.
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Superintendent’s Update Michael A. Fulton, Ed.D., Superintendent
Pattonville gets creative to help local tornado victims
Pattonville students and staff
have been getting creative in their
efforts to help support families
and fellow students impacted by
the April 22 tornado that struck
our communities. They have been
instrumental in raising funds for
PattCare through various unique
fund-raisers. PattCare is Pattonville’s charitable organization
that supports Pattonville students
and staff in crisis. A special storm
Drummond fourth-graders who participated in the Spell-A-Thon are shown with a check
relief fund was established by
for $1,880 they raised for tornado victims.
PattCare to assist the families of
Pattonville students and staff impacted by the storm.
Art teachers and students at Bridgeway Elementary, Drummond Elementary and Holman Middle School held
an online art auction to raise funds for PattCare. By auctioning off student, staff and professional pieces of artwork, the three schools raised $1,400 for PattCare. Bridgeway also held fund-raisers for their affected families,
raising nearly $3,600 through a Knowledge-A-thon, a hat day and a sucker sale. Drummond Elementary fourthgraders raised $1,880 for storm victims at Drummond through a Spell-A-Thon. Pattonville Heights Middle
School raised more than $3,500 for its families impacted by the storm through a fund-raising effort called “Band
Together.” Students purchased a wristband for $5 that enabled them to wear pajamas to school for a week and be
included in drawings for prizes. Two student at Pattonville High School - Melissa Fulton and Heather Sprengel raised approximately $4,000 by designing and selling Pattonville “Rebuilding the Cove” T-shirts.
PattCare is still accepting donations. Contributions may be sent to PattCare Storm Relief Fund, c/o Pattonville Learning Center, 11097 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Ann, MO 63074. Checks should be made payable to
PattCare. Families of Pattonville students or staff needing financial assistance from PattCare to help with recovery needs should contact their school counselor for more information. Donations may also be made online.
Look in the right hand menu on the front of the district’s website to donate via PayPal.
Board hires new principal for Remington
T
he Pattonville Board of Education on May 19 selected Dr. Don Furjes as principal of Remington Traditional School, effective July 1, 2011. Dr. Furjes is
currently the principal of Avery Elementary School in the Webster Groves School
District, a position he’s held for seven years. He previously served three years as
an assistant principal at Wren Hollow Elementary School in the Parkway School
District. He is also an adjunct professor at Fontbonne University.
“Dr. Furjes has many years of leadership experience in well-respected schools
in the St. Louis area,” said Dr. Mike Fulton, Pattonville superintendent. “He
brings with him a focus on helping every child achieve. I’m confident he will be a
Dr. Don Furjes
great addition to the Remington school family.”
Dr. Furjes holds a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Missouri-St.
Louis, a master’s degree in educational administration from Lindenwood University and a doctorate
degree in education from Saint Louis University.
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Business Bits: Actions taken at the May 24 school board meeting
Board Actions
The Board of Education on May 24:
• Approved updates to student behavior guides for the Pattonville elementary, middle, high and POSITIVE schools for
the 2011-2012 school year;
• Approved revisions to the current year’s budget;
• Reviewed upcoming trips by the Pattonville High School Future Problem Solving and debate teams;
• Approved $537,155.26 in purchases made on Pattonville’s purchasing cards;
• Approved transportation routes as required annually by law;
• Lodged for action updates to policy GBA (Equal Opportunity Employment); a vote is expected on the updates at the
June 14 board meeting;
• Declared a list of items as surplus to be sold at auction on Pattonville’s GovDeals.com website;
• Approved paying $6,036.84 Kohn, Shands, Elbert, Gianoulakis and Giljum for legal services;
• Approved a contract with Wyman for facility use, lodging and meals for fifth-grade camps for all Pattonville elementary schools and Remington for the 2011-2012 school year for $84,401.
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Bid Awards
The Board of Education on May 24 awarded the following
bids:
• $40,000 to Arcade Printing for the renewal of a printing
and mailing newsprint agreement for the 2011-2012
school year;
• $12,000 to American Boiler for the renewal of an
HVAC (heating and cooling) repair services agreement;
• $12,000 to Dorman Video for the renewal of the TV
room equipment maintenance agreement;
• A bid to Renard Paper Company for custodial equipment repair for the period June 1, 2011 through May
31, 2012, at the rate of $38 per hour and 15 percent
discount on parts;
• $5,614.85 to Renard Paper for trash liners;
• $333,568.20 to Kansas City Audio Visual for the purchase of video projectors to be placed in 339 classrooms throughout the district (replacing existing projection systems - this is a bond issue project);
• $18,592.60 to WT Cox for subscription services for the
district (involving nearly 300 titles);
• $60,000 to Universal Business Supply for the renewal
of the office supplies agreement for the period July 1,
2011 through June 30, 2012; and
• $201,800 to JE Foster to replace the gym floor at Pattonville High School (this is a bond issue project).
Retirements
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Mary Lou Spore, library clerk, Pattonville Heights, effective June 30 after serving Pattonville for 25 years
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Pattonville Online www.psdr3.org
Calendars
Click on the calendar tab to view an activities calendar of
all school and district-level events; or an athletic calendar
BoardDocs
Details of items discussed at board meetings can
be found online. Click on any tab in the Web Tools
menu to find Pattonville’s BoardDocs page.
Your Board of Education
Bob Dillon, President
Jeanne Schottmueller, Vice President
Ron Kuschel, Secretary
Ralph Stahlhut, Treasurer
Cindy Candler, Director
Tami Hohenstein, Director
Ruth Petrov, Director
Making News
Special recognition of Pattonville students, staff and volunteers
Briar Crest Elementary
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbon – Olivia Pursley;
• Red ribbons – Kayla Beck, Elijah Dudley, Amber
Dahl and Ke’Aira Henderson; and
• White ribbons – Ronnie Foster, Alexis Murray,
Mariyah Geans, A’mya Rigmaiden, Trinity Gleghorn,
Chrystian Vaughn-Taylor, Rose Hogenmiller, Matt
Keller and Jordan Rhodes.
Bridgeway Elementary
Honorees from Briar Crest Elementary were, from left, front
row, Jordan Rhodes, Olivia Pursley, Mariyah Geans, Rose
Hogenmiller and Trinity Gleghorn; back row, A’mya Rigmaiden,
Ke’Aira Henderson, Amber Dahl and Chrystian Vaughn-Taylor.
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbons – Eric Barcenas, Katie Basta, Isabel
DiSalvo, Jillienne Hays, Madelyn Hubbs, Christie
Jiang, Jashayla Pettigrew and Thomas Senter;
• Red ribbon – Helen Nelson; and
• Green ribbon – Bryce Kehm.
Bridgeway Elementary honorees were,
from left, front row,
Christie Jiang and
Madelyn Hubbs;
back row, Jashayla
Pettigrew, Thomas
Senter and Helen
Nelson.
Drummond Elementary
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbons – Sereen Daoud, Nathan Finn and William Skaggs;
• Red ribbons – Isabella DiFiori, who also won a special award from the Butterfly House, Michele Hill and
Barrett Van; and
• Green ribbon – Jacob Andrews.
Missouri Botanical Gardens
Power of Plants Contest
Zachary Clark and Mitchell Skaggs won first place awards in the
Missouri Botanical Gardens Power of Plants contest. Both Clark
and Skaggs are in the Program for Exceptionally Gifted Students
(PEGS) at Drummond.
H. Robinson
District-Wide
Math Education for Gifted Students
Hannah Robinson, a student at Willow Brook Elementary, and
Mitchell Skaggs, a student in the Program for Exceptionally
Gifted Students (PEGS) at Drummond Elementary, were accepted
to the Math Education for Gifted Secondary Students program.
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M. Skaggs
Honorees from Drummond
Elementary were, from left, front
row, Isabella DiFiori, William
Skaggs and Zachary Clark; back
row, Sereen Daoud and Mitchell
Skaggs.
Parkwood Elementary
Honorees from
Parkwood
Elementary were,
from left, Whitney
Harvey, Tara
Wang and Kylie
Boswell.
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis
Science Fair:
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Blue ribbons – Kylie Boswell, Cole Dunsford and
Kasey Yancey;
Red ribbon – Whitney Harvey;
Green ribbon – Tara Wang; and
White ribbon – Alisha Hill.
Rose Acres Elementary
Rose Acres
honorees were,
from left, front row,
Graeme Robinson and Rachel
McCormick; back
row, Millennia
Simmons, Nick
Jensen and
Jarred McCormick.
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbons – Nick Jensen, Jordyn Lodes, Rachel
McCormick, Graeme Robinson, Millennia Simmons
and Maddie Yarnell; and
• Red ribbons – Carley Halpin, who also won a special
award from the Academy of Science, and Jarred McCormick.
Willow Brook Elementary
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbons – Princess Egbirika, Aaron Garner, Laura
Harder, Karli Mehrle, Natalie Rudderow and Hannah
Robinson; and
• Red ribbons – Annyssa Daniels, Kayle Harris, Aaron
Livingston and Rachel Williamson.
Remington Traditional School
Duke Talent Identification Program
Honorees from Willow Brook are shown with Principal Montize
Remington student Aaron Mansdoerfer earned state recogniAaron. They are, from left, front row, Natalie Rudderow, Aaron Livtion in the Duke University Talent Identification Program
ingston, Laura Harder, Rachel Williamson and Karli Mehrle; back
(TIP). The program identifies academically talented students row, Aaron Garner, Hannah Robinson and Annyssa Daniels.
based on standardized test scores. The goal is to assist young
people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude. These
candidates are invited to complete either the SAT Reasoning
Test or the ACT Assessment college entrance examination.
In addition, the following students qualified to participate in
the program: Sam Bivins, Jack Brown, Kaylee Buttry, Taylor
Carlyon, Lina Cruz, Ezana Ephrem, Tai Griffin, Ramisa
Hassan, Emma Hohenstein, Hannah Jones, Joseph Kasprzyk,
Rachel Kerwin, Roma Khurana, Kamilah Kirkwood, Akhil
Kondepudi, Kyle Rhodes, Cooper Schneider, Cole Tucker,
Tabitha Wilkerson and Samantha Wright.
Band Honors
Brian Jennings was selected to the All Suburban Honors
Band. In addition, Sarah Cradick, Adam Goss and Cooper
Schneider earned a one, or superior, rating during the Solo
and Ensemble Festival. Jessica Lowe directed the students.
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Remington Duke TIP honorees are shown with Principal Lisa
Luna-Schwarz. They are, from left, front row, Ezana Ephrem,
Joseph Kasprzyk, Roma Khurana and Hannah Jones; middle
row, Tai Griffin, Emma Hohenstein, Kamilah Kirkwood, Kaylee
Buttry, Tabitha Wilkerson and Akhil Kondepudi; back row, Lina
Cruz, Aaron Mansdoerfer and Samantha Wright.
Remington Traditional School
Remington
orchestra
honorees are
shown with
director Kim
Gindler. They
are, from left,
front row,
Breanna
Merritt, Julia
Jones and
Zoe Robinson; back
row, Ben
Moser.
Orchestra Honors
Kyle French and Christina Trembley were named All Suburban Honors Orchestra players. In addition, the following
students also earned a 1, or superior, rating during the St.
Louis All Suburban Solo and Ensemble Orchestra Festival:
Zoe Robinson, Julia Jones, Breanna Merritt, Ben Moser,
Morgan Stubblefield and Erykah White. The students were
directed by Kim Gindler.
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbons – Lina Cruz, Craig Lasserre, who also
won special awards by the Monsanto Fund, American
Society of Civil Engineers and MEMC, Warren Li,
Ben Moser and Owen Risse;
• Red ribbons – Kendall Battle, Tai Griffin and Abigail Schrumpf, who also earned a special award from
MEMC;
• Green ribbons – Kyle French, Ramisa Hassan, Samantha Wright; and
• White ribbon – Brooke Tracy.
Remington science fair winners are shown with Principal Lisa
Luna-Schwarz. They were, from left, front row, Warren Li, Kendall Battle, Owen Risse and Ben Moser; back row, Samantha
Wright and Lina Cruz.
Holman Middle School
Duke Talent Identification Program
Holman student Megan Tyahla earned grand recognition
and state recognition through the Duke University Talent
Identification Program (TIP). Three other students also
earned state recognition in the program: Cassidy Barry,
Shane Blaylock and Leslie Walker. The program identifies academically talented students based on standardized
test scores. The goal is to assist young people with excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude. These candidates are
invited to complete either the SAT Reasoning Test or the
ACT Assessment college entrance examination. The following students also qualified to participate in the program:
Danielle Crivello, Hannah Jones and Opal Pursley.
Holman honorees in the Duke talent program included, from
left, Megan Tyahla, Cassidy Barry, Lesley Walker, Opal Pursley
and Shane Blaylock.
Orchestra Honors
Jessica Burgess was named to the viola section of the All
Suburban Orchestra and earned a 1, or superior, rating during the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Also earning superior
ratings during the festival were: Michaela Bost, Melina
Custer, Matthew Diller, Syanne Johnston, Taylor Mayers,
Carolynn Oliver, Mya Sudmeier and Lillian Young. Irena
Goren-Scheer directed the orchestra students.
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
These students earned ribbons in the Greater St. Louis Science Fair:
• Blue ribbons – Trystand Alexander, Max Bodde,
Jessica Burgess, Danielle Crivello, Noah Cwiklowski,
Joshua Czopek, Melissa Dougan, who also won a special award from LMI Aerospace, Inc., Alissa Keller,
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Holman orchestra honorees are shown with director Irena
Goren-Scheer. They are, from left, front row, Jessica Burgess,
Mya Sudmeier, Lillian Young and Melina Custer; back row,
Taylor Mayers, Michaela Bost and Matthew Diller.
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Jazmine Kenney, Nikki Kerns, Ryan Moser, who also
won a special award from the Society of Military Engineers, Kara Myers, Ali Parker, Moheni Patel, Opal
Pursley, Delaney Rybarczyk, who also won a special
award from LMI Aerospace, Inc., Tessa Stahlhut and
Olivia Wilfong, who also won a special award from
LMI Aerospace, Inc.;
Red ribbons – Katelin Brownlow, who also won a
special award from LMI Aerospace, Inc., Stephanie
Crane, Erin Farrell, Lillian Gardner, Lydia Hale, who
also won a special award from LMI Aerospace, Inc.,
Joshua Harrison, Katie Tesson and Megan Tyahla; and
Green ribbons – Emily Burgess, Alex Caldwell,
Andrew Czopek, Jake Donaldson, Anise Glenn and
Jessica Vitale.
Holman science fair winners include, from left, front row, Megan
Tyahla, Erin Farrell, Katie Tesson, Tessa Stahlhut and Lillian
Gardner; middle row, Jessica Burgess, Melissa Dougan, Kara
Meyers and Olivia Wilfong; back row, Delaney Rybarczyk, Jake
Donaldson, Stephanie Crane and Joshua Harrison.
MNEA Eagles Award
Holman teacher Jonna Leonard won the
Missouri National Education Association’s
Soar with the Eagles Award. This honor is
presented to encourage the development
of leadership in the education profession
and recognizes an active member whose
presence and contribution of time, energy
Jonna Leonard
and wisdom have made a difference. Leonard was awarded a full scholarship to the Missouri NEA
Leadership Conference this summer. She is president of the
Pattonville National Education Association.
Heights honorees in the Duke
talent program
included, from
left, Morgan
Garner, Joshua
Jackson and
Gayathri Srinivasan.
Pattonville Heights
Middle School
Duke Talent Identification Program
Heights student Amy Azwell won grand recognition and
state recognition in the Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP). Six other students also earned state recognition: Fatima Richards, Morgan Garner, Joshua Jackson,
Megan Morris, Gayathri Srinivasan and Natalie Siegel. TIP
identifies academically talented students based on standardized test scores. The goal is to assist young people with
excellent mathematical or verbal aptitude. These candidates
are invited to complete either the SAT Reasoning Test or
the ACT Assessment college entrance examination. The following students also qualified to participate in the program:
Tre’Larenz Bryant, Julie Halveland, Sarah Murphy, Emily
Heights orchestra honorees are shown with orchestra direcPrueitt and Benjamin Williams.
tors Anna Allen (left, middle row) and Kim Gindler (right, middle
row). They are, from left, front row, Carrie Mills, Nate Russell,
Stacy Manjarrez and Gayathri Srinivasan; middle row, Eleanor
Gershman and Morgan Garner; back row, Kayla Vitale, Haley
Raftery and Christie Hamil.
Orchestra Honors
Heights orchestra students Kyle Brunts and Christie Hamil
were named to the All Suburban Honors orchestra, and
both earned a one, or superior, rating during the Solo and
Ensemble Festival. In additional, several other students earned a one ranking during the festival. They are: Azim Djuraev,
Kathy Ensor, Morgan Garner, Eleanor Gershman, Amber Hall, Mo Hassan, Katie Latta, Stacy Manjarrez, Carrie Mills,
Josalyn Oakes, James Perrin, Sarah Perrin, Joe Ponder, Haley Raftery, Nate Russell, Gayathri Srinivasan, Courtney
Temm, Kayla Vitale, Maggie Vitale, Jasmine Webber and Josh Zahner. Anna Allen and Kim Gindler directed the orchestra students.
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Pattonville Heights Middle School
Vocal Honors
Three Heights vocal students earned a one ranking during the Solo and Ensemble Festival for their solos. They
are: Tyler Balk, Morelia Becerra and Nathan Vemmer. Six
students were awarded superior rankings for their group
performance: Lauren Frazier, Morissa Huskey, Sarah
Mohrmann, Jessi Reynolds and Ingrid Rivera. The students
were directed by Patricia Stewart.
Band Honors
Five Heights band students were selected to the All Suburban Honors Band. They were Amy Azwell, Adrian Edwards, Jacob Holtmeyer, Kyla Robinson and Susan Sorsen. Heights vocal honorees included, from left, Morissa Huskey,
Azwell, Holtmeyer and Sorsen also earned superior ratings Ingrid Rivera, Sarah Mohrmann and Lauren Frazier.
during the Solo and Ensemble Festival. Other students who
earned superior ratings at the festival were: Hannah Decker,
Kyle Dunsford, Julia Ensor, Hali Fagan, Mark Morris,
Blake Pfeiffer, Rachel Polster, Nathan Rauscher, Bailey
Schaefermeier, Abby Schnable, Katie Scoopmire, Ariel
Shield, Rachel Stevens, Mitchell Stringer, Holly Wurm and
Kalekiden Yeshiwas. Abigail Williams and Anna White
directed the band students.
District-Wide
State/regional National History Day
Several Pattonville students earned honors in the regional
and state National History Day competitions. This year,
Heights band honorees are shown with director Abigail Wilapproximately 2,400 students across Missouri created
liams. They are, from left, Blake Pfeiffer, Hannah Decker, Abby
research-based National History Day projects, with the very Schnable and Holly Wurm.
best competing in the state competition. Just getting to the
state competition meant that each entry was among the Top
27 entries in that category in the state.
The following Pattonville High School students scored
in the Top 6 during the state competition: Mackenzie
Brown, Adam Kaminsky, James Kern, Kevin Mitchell and
Phillip Scherer. Ming Chan, Nick Coffey and Brandon Van
Buren earned third place in the state and regional competitions in the group documentaries category. They are all
alternates to the national competition. Anjali Fernandes
earned third place in the state and is an alternate to the
national competition in senior individual performances.
In the regional competition, Kaminsky scored first in the
group documentaries category; Scherer scored first in the
historical papers category; Brown and Kern earned second
National History Day honorees from Pattonville High School
place in the group documentaries category; Kirsten Gindler are, from left, back row, Kevin Mitchell, Nick Coffey and Ming
earned second in the documentaries category; Mitchell was Chan. Anjali Fernandes is shown on the front row with teacher
awarded the Floyd C. Shoemaker Prize and third place in
Janet Baldwin.
the historical papers category; Ethan McClain earned third
place in the documentaries category; Suzanne Taylor and Benjamin Trochtenberg earned third place in the papers group
category; and Nick Huber earned fourth place in the exhibits category.
Two Remington students also earned honors in the regional National History Day competition and qualified for state.
Jared Roberts earned third place in the historical papers category, and Christina Trembley earned third place in the performances. Janet Baldwin sponsored the students who participated in the National History Day competitions.
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Pattonville High School
Scholar Athlete
Jimmy Benoist was selected as a 2010-2011 Post Dispatch
Scholar Athlete for Pattonville. He and the other St. Louis area
scholar athletes were featured in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch
newspaper and at a recent St. Louis Cardinals game. Benoist
was nominated by his coaches and voted on by all the head
coaches at the high school.
Jimmy Benoist
Megan Jones
Anjali Fernandes
Dannielle Hasty
Khalil Griffin
St. Louis Cardinals Athlete of the Year
Mikala McGhee was selected by the sports editors of the Suburban Journals as the St. Louis Cardinals Athlete of the Year for
North County. She was featured in the Suburban Journals newspaper and was honored at a recent Cardinals game.
State Music Festival
The following students from Pattonville High School were honored with superior ratings at the State Music Festival: Elena
Bray, Kim Edwards, Lora Hakanson, Allie Jennings, Jacob
Johnson, Megan Jones, Adam Kaminsky, Lexi Kendall,
David Lindsay, Tori Mayo, Elise Moser and John Sorsen.
Denny McFarland and Sarah Deutschmann directed the
students.
NeBria Ragland
PHS Scholar Bowl Team
Six Pattonville High School students created their school’s
first MSHAA (Missouri State High School Activities
Association) Scholar Bowl Team. The Scholar Bowl is a
head-to-head team competition in which subject matter in
multiple academic disciplines is used for questions. The
students who participated were: Khalil Griffin, Allie Jennings, Hannah Johnson, David Masson, Elise Moser and
Jacob Sharp.
Pattonville High School students who participated in the UMSL
Bridge Program included, from left, Danielle Toney, Arden
Toney, Bridget Davis and Calvin Davis.
Missouri Scholars Academy
Anjali Fernandes, Adam Kaminsky and James Sorsen were
accepted to the Missouri Scholars Academy. The Academy is a three-week academic program consisting of Missouri’s
gifted students who are entering their junior year. The program, in its 27th year, gives attendees the opportunity to participate in lessons and extracurricular activities to create a unique learning experience.
UMSL Bridge Program
Six Pattonville High School students were selected to participate in the Bridge Program Saturday Academy through the
University of Missouri-St. Louis. For 24 years, this program provides unique and comprehensive college access services
to equip students with academic enrichment, college planning and social and professional development. The students
who completed this year’s program were Asiah Allen, Bridget Davis, Calvin Davis, Jasmine Jones, Arden Toney and
Danielle Toney.
Greater St. Louis Science Fair
The following Pattonville High School students earned blue ribbons at the Greater St. Louis Science Fair: Andrew Ayers,
Peddrick Bonds, David Brookes, Arriana Buchheit, Dillon Ciampoli, Joe Deckard, Dannielle Hasty, Cody Henson, Allison Jones, Tylor Logan, Jerica Macon, Alex Mattman and NeBria Ragland.
State/regional FBLA
Several Pattonville students earned honors in the district and state level Future Business Leaders Association (or FBLA)
competitions. FBLA is an international association of high school and college students studying marketing, finance,
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hospitality and marketing sales, service, management and
entrepreneurship in business and other business-related
fields. Samantha Twyman, Alex Dalton and Jessica Williams earned third place at the state FBLA competition and
first place at the regional competition in the entrepreneurship category. In addition, Twyman and Dalton earned
fourth at the state competition and first at the regional
competition in management decision making.
During the regional competition, Paige Goss and
Chelsea Sims placed second in the emerging business
issues category. Goss also placed third in the introduction
to business category, and Sims placed third in the business procedures category. Kristen Brooks placed fifth in
marketing and fourth in personal finance categories during
the competition. Meagan Galluzzo placed third in the job
interview category. Julia Mullineaux placed first in public
speaking during the regional competition. Rachel Zhang
placed second in the global business and fourth in the client services categories. Sandy Recor advised the students
who participated in the state and regional competitions.
Boys Basketball Honors
On Pattonville’s varsity basketball team, Kevon Johnson
and Dion Scott were named Second Team All Conference
and Honorable Mention Conference players, respectively.
The basketball team was coached by Kelly Thames with
assistant coaches Ron Pearson, Travis Williams, Doug
McGhee and Dominic Varner.
National Service Award
Pattonville High School debate teacher
and coach Randy Pierce was honored
with the Outstanding Service Award
from the National Federation of State
High School Associations Office.
Science Center Fellowship
Pattonville High School science
teachers Megan Hernke and Lynn
Wynen-Chamberlain were selected for
a Science Teacher Fellowship through
the St. Louis Science Center. They will
attend a one-week science exploration
at Mount Rainier and Mount St. Helens
national parks.
State Future Problem Solving Bowl
Pattonville High School students took honors in the Missouri Future Problem Solving State Bowl. The team of
Hope Benefield, Melissa Bradford, Jessica Hackbarth
and Maddie Perel took third place in the Problem Solving
contest and second in the skit performance contest. Hackbarth also earned first place in the Senior Scenario Writing
Competition and was selected to attend the Future Problem
Solving International Conference. Kim Edwards placed
second in the Middle Division Scenario Writing Competition at the Future Problem Solving State Bowl. Other
students who qualified to compete at state were: Paige
Bateman, Sadie Dasovich, Madison Farrar, Marshall Leek,
Angela Linder, Tara Lowry and Sam Wellman. Maureen
Weissler coached the students.
District-Wide
Advanced Board
Certification
Pattonville school board director Tami
Hohenstein has achieved Advanced
Certification in the Missouri School
Boards’ Association certified board
member program. The program helps
local school board members master
the knowledge and skills needed to
function effectively. In addition to
the 16-hour program all school board
members must complete in order to
be certified, Hohenstein completed
additional professional development
requirements in areas such as school
finance, board operations and policy
making.
Wrestling Honors
The Pattonville High School wresting team was named
Suburban North Conference Champions. Several students
also took individual honors. Three students qualified to
compete at state: Jesse Farmer, Matt Murphy and Wesley Raiche. Farmer was also named to the First Team All
Conference. Named to the Second Team All Conference
were: Nicholas Fiquette and Wesley Raiche. Named as
Honorable Mention All Conference Wrestlers were: Matt
Murphy, Matt Peniston and Eric Thomas. Brent Mueller
coached the team with assistant coaches Mike Moeller,
Jeff Grass, John VanNoy and Mike Roush.
Randy Pierce
Wynen-Chamberlain
Megan Hernke
Tami Hohenstein
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